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Carcinoid Heart Disease on Echocardiogram (A4C)

"Frozen" tricuspid valve with severe regurgitation. Carcinoid heart disease: Thickening, retraction
" tricuspid valve ... immobility of the ... #valve #regurgitation ... #a4c #Echocardiogram ... clinical #cardiology #pocus
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
- Differential ... Acute Prosthetic Valve ... Dissection, Traumatic Injury ... Degeneration, Prosthetic Valve ... #Differential #
Tricuspid valve endocarditis on Echocardiogram
The anterior leaflet is affected.  When in doubt and 3D is
Tricuspid valve ... When in doubt and 3D ... #Echocardiogram ... clinical #cardiology #pocus ... #a4c
Tricuspid regurgitation is present on this subxiphoid view of a patient diagnosed with endocarditis. If you
Tricuspid regurgitation ... #Valve #regurgitation ... cardiology #clinical #echocardiogram ... #ultrasound #POCUS ... #S4C
Right Sided Failure secondary to Carcinoid Heart Disease on Echocardiogram
Carcinoid heart disease results in characteristic right
on Echocardiogram ... this case, note the ... valve leaflets ... regurgitation with ... #pocus #a4c
Widened Pulse Pressure - Differential Diagnosis and Pathophysiology

Pulse pressure is the difference between the systolic blood
Pulse Pressure - Differential ... sclerosis (both heart valve ... Chronic pulmonary diseases ... coronary heart disease ... ) • Tricuspid
Ebstein Anomaly on Echocardiogram

Ebstein anomaly. The tricuspid valve is ALWAYS more apically displaced than the mitral
The tricuspid valve ... regurgitation and ... associated with an atrial ... Ebstein #Anomaly #POCUS ... #cardiology #a4c
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Libman Sacks) • Atrial ... Septic Emboli Cause Injury ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... ↑ Suspicion -> TEE ... Substance use: R > L Tricuspid
Causes of Primary and Functional Mitral Regurgitation (MR) 
Causes of primary mitral regurgitation
 - Rheumatic heart
prolapse beyond the ... plane into left atrium ... papillary muscle injury ... parachute mitral valve ... Primary #Functional #Differential
RV Failure secondary to Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension on Echocardiogram
Pulmonary arterial hypertension resulting in severe RV dilation
Hypertension on Echocardiogram ... displaced valve ... (the tricuspid) ... clinical #cardiology #s4c ... #pocus